A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people experiencing more ...

Women’s hormonal cycles may make them more prone to cocaine addiction than men, and also increase their susceptibility to typical triggers that lead to relapse, according to the results of a study by ...

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

Addiction has causes that are neurobiological, psychological and structural. Treating these drivers is as important as ...

The cerebellum ("little brain") is tucked underneath the basal ganglia; it sits in the back of the skull below the cerebrum. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Neuroscientists have unearthed ...

New research shows chronic alcohol use rewires gene activity in human brain regions that control reward and decision-making, ...

A recent study found that excessive binge watching, or "binge-watching addiction," may be associated with loneliness. Here's ...

You may be surprised to learn that, according to AddictionHelp.com, an estimated 12% of American adults (~41 million) have ...

Ketamine, also known as Special K or Super K, is a short-acting anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic effects. It can change how you perceive sights and sounds, make you feel like you’re not in control, ...